Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2013: Survival

Fiction

A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.

28 Days Later, Twentieth Century Fox. 113 min. DVD Rated R. $14.98. www.foxconnect.com
An infirmary patient awakens from a coma to an empty room to find that a powerful virus has transformed the world around him into a seemingly desolate wasteland.

Alive, Buena Vista Home Entertainment. 120 min. DVD Rated R. $6.25. disneydvd.disney.go.com/home.html
Faced with the brutal weather conditions in the Andes after their plane crashes, members of a rugby team struggle to survive.

Apollo 13, Universal Pictures. 140 min. DVD Rated PG. $12.98. www.universalpictures.com/
When the Apollo 13 spacecraft was seriously during an explosion, the crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth.

When Chuck Nolan's plane crashes into the Pacific Ocean, he finds himself stranded on a deserted island. With few supplies, Chuck must physically and mentally adapt to his new environment in order to survive.

Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.

A teen girl learns to appreciate her Jewish heritage after being transported back in time to the concentration camp that imprisoned her ancestor.

Eight Below, Walt Disney. 120 min. DVD Rated PG. $14.99. www.disneydvd.disney.go.com
This film tells the story of a pack of sled dogs abandoned at a research film. These dogs must battle hunger, the extreme climate, and dangerous predator in order to survive.

Katniss Everdeen, 16, volunteers in her younger sister's place during the annual Hunger Games and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she's pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives.

As the Medousa Virus spreads worldwide, a handful of individuals are selected to be cryogenically frozen while a cure is developed. When they awaken they find the facility mysteriously different and must fight a battle to escape a labyrinthine nightmare.

Brain-hungry zombies shamble through the streets of London, but Shaun only cares about his girlfriend Liz, who just dumped him. With the help of his slacker roommate Ed, Shaun fights his way across town to rescue Liz.

Soul Surfer, Sony Pictures. 106 min. DVD Rated PG. $30.99. www.sonypictures.com/
After surviving a shark attack that leaves her with only one arm, Bethany Hamilton makes a comeback as a competitive surfer.

A group of teenagers return from a camping trip to discover their country has been taken over by an invading army and must band together to survive.

Wall-E, Walt Disney Studio. 93 min. DVD Rated G. $29.99. www.disneydvd.disney.go.com
Wall-E is the last robot of the "Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class" left on earth to clean up the environmental degradation done by the former human inhabitants. When a new robot, EVE, finds plant life on Earth, Wall-E must help the human race return to their former life on Earth.

War of the Worlds, Dreamworks. 116 mins. DVD Rated PG-13. $12.98. http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/
Ray Ferrier, a divorced father who witnesses one giant craft destroy his New Jersey town, is on the road with his teen son and preteen daughter in tow, trying to keep ahead of the invasion.

Winter’s Bone, Lionsgate. 100 min. DVD Rated R. $ 14.99. www.lionsgate.com/
An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.

A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting tough guy trying to find the Last Twinkie and a pair of sisters trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie-filled America.